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April 17, 2009
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     Pirate Bay Team Sentenced to Jail: A Swedish court has found the four men behind file-sharing site The Pirate Bay guilty of infringing copyright law, sentencing them to a year each in jail and ordering them to pay £3 million ($4.5 million) in damages to 17 entertainment companies including Warner Bros (TWI), Sony Music Entertainment (SNE), EMI and Columbia Pictures. The media companies had been seeking $17.5 million.      Captain Kidnapped by Pirates on his Way Home: Richard Phillips’ crew missed out on a reunion with him. His hometown won’t. Balloons, “Welcome Home” signs and spirits are up as the...

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